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Ebsus2 chord on guitar

Ebsus2 is a suspended second chord: open and airy, neither major nor minor. It is built from Eb, F and Bb (formula 1 2 5). With no third it fits over both major and minor harmony and often resolves back to the plain chord. The easiest way to play it in standard tuning is xx1341.

××
x x 1 3 4 1
3×
x 6 3 3 4 6
6×
x 6 8 8 6 6
8
11 8 8 8 11 11
10××
x x 13 10 11 11

Ebsus2 fingerings (low E to high E)

  1. Barre at fret 1: xx1341. Mute the low E and A strings, barre fret 1 from the D to the high E string.
  2. Fret 3: x63346. Mute the low E string.
  3. Barre at fret 6: x68866. Mute the low E string, barre fret 6 from the A to the high E string.
  4. Fret 8: 11-8-8-8-11-11. Barre fret 8 from the A to the G string.
  5. Fret 10: x-x-13-10-11-11. Mute the low E and A strings.

Questions

What notes are in the Ebsus2 chord?
Ebsus2 is made of Eb, F and Bb: the root, major 2nd and perfect 5th above Eb.
What is the easiest way to play Ebsus2?
Play xx1341 (low E to high E): mute the low E and A strings, barre fret 1 from the D to the high E string.

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